Later he was sent to the hospital. I heard that he died that night because of his life of drinking and partying, which resulted in many health problems, including heart disease. This was of course the official news released by the hospital. In fact, I knew it clearly in my heart that Ding Ruiyun had visited him that night. It would be strange if this guy was not scared to death!
The matter was over, and the six □□ quietly slipped away in disgrace, not daring to say hello to Shen Bing. The mayor held my hand and thanked me nonstop, and the people also praised me like a tide, and I was floating, feeling pretty good. They still don't know my real profession, and in order to avoid them from making random guesses about me in the future, I explained the matter of the ghost shop in public.
Only then did they realize that I had been hiding during the day and coming out at night because I was dealing with ghosts and doing good things, resolving the ghosts' resentment and maintaining peace in the world.
It was dark, and I asked the mayor to send people to move the five little bodies to the western suburbs of the town. I personally performed a ritual and burned the bodies into ashes with the Samadhi True Fire, so that the evil spirits were burned cleanly and no more trouble would remain. After the ashes of the two children were claimed, the ashes of the remaining three children needed the mayor to find their parents and families.
I haven't had a good sleep for a few days. I dug a pit for half a day today. I feel sore all over my body. I just want to lie down and take a nap. Wang Zijun followed me and asked me to learn a few tricks. I fell asleep on the sofa as soon as I got home. I slept until noon the next day.
My mother and Shen Bing were already sitting at the dining table waiting for me. I stretched, thinking that today the three of us could finally have a comfortable reunion meal.
While eating, I saw a few big bags on the floor and asked what was in them. Mom said she had fried chestnuts, peanuts and melon seeds for Shen Bing to take back to the provincial capital. She said the ones she took away last time were delicious and Mom spent most of the night making them.
When I saw this, I thought Shen Bing might be leaving today, so I asked her hurriedly, "Are you leaving today?"
"Yes, you kicked me out four days ago, and I've been staying here for several days. If I don't leave, you're going to scold me again." Shen Bing said with a pout, looking very depressed.
What are you talking about? I didn't chase you away now. I glared at you and said, "Don't frame me. I chased you away that day for your own good. Now that the town is peaceful, why don't you stay a few more days?"
"Is it your business?" Shen Bing snorted and lowered his head to eat.
My mother smiled and said, "Shen Bing said that she has to go to work tomorrow, the seventh day of the New Year, so we have to go back early today to prepare." After she smoothed things over for us, she said that she was full and wanted to go back to her room to rest for a while, so we two could chat.
As soon as my mother returned to the room, I leaned over the table and whispered, "Can't you take a day off tomorrow and stay here for a few more days?"
Shen Bing raised her head and pouted: "Why ask for leave if there is nothing to do? Besides, what's the point of living in your house? Will I get married in the future?"
I laughed and said, "Consider her our daughter-in-law..."
As she was speaking, she took a sip of the soup and it all sprayed on my face!
I was about to say something to her, but her eyes widened in surprise and anger, and she cursed in a low voice with a tight mouth: "You stupid country bumpkin, friends are friends, don't be disrespectful, is this how you joke?"
I nodded, thinking that I haven't dared to tell her about her talking in her sleep in the underworld. Even though she seems carefree all day long, she is still a girl after all, and she is not shy about this. As a man, I need to take the initiative.
I went to get a towel and wiped my face and said, "Let's stop joking and get down to business. I..." I originally wanted to say that I like you, but I don't know what happened, when the three words came to my lips, my heart suddenly started beating so fast that I couldn't utter them.
She stared at me and asked, "Did you choke on your food?"
"No, listen to me, I..." This time I was confident enough to say the three words "I like you" when I heard the monkey voice of Wang Zijun coming from outside the door.
"Master, I'm here. You have to teach me a few tricks today, right?"
Looking at his smiling face and his pious look, I wanted to slap him twice, then drag him to the square, dig up the pit in the Five Ghosts Bureau and bury him in it!
Shen Bing left, and Wang Zijun stayed by her side until she left, so she didn't have a chance to express her feelings. I sighed that I was unlucky and destined to never find a good wife. When Shen Bing left, she seemed to have a lot to say, but she kept it to herself in the end.
After many days, I heard from Wang Zijun that Fu Xueman and her family had gone out to work. I thought to myself that since they were scolded all day long, it would be a good choice for them to leave.